Academic Policies at the University of Canberra

Information for staff

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General information sources

• UC Policy database Policies are statements of principle. Many policies have associated Procedures (actions and responsibilities) also in the database
• Student guide to policies Annual student guide to University policies, also useful for academic staff
• Guide to student services Annual publication
• Delegations register for academic student matters Schedules for coursework, international and research students setting out who can make decisions on admission, enrolments, fees, assessment, progress (including credit), course completion etc.
• UC online Handbook
• Courses and units database Course and unit descriptions
• Academic Program List of UC courses open to new domestic and international admissions in a given year, with details of teaching periods etc.

Key policies affecting students – General:

• Student charter Rights and responsibilities of students
• Student conduct rules 2009
• Student academic integrity policy
• Student grievance resolution policy
• Disability policy
• International education policy

Study program and assessment:

• Assessment policy Current policy in the database will be replaced by revised policy approved to take effect from January 2011
• Examination policy Also Deferred examination policy and Supplementary assessment policy
• Work-integrated learning policy
• Grade Point Average (GPA) policy
• Academic progress policy (also Procedures) Complemented by Student support policy below
• Student support and early intervention policy Complements Academic progress policy, to identify and help students at risk of not making good progress
• Variation of course requirements (VCRs) policy

Admission and credit:

• Admission policy
• Credit policy Also Procedures

Courses and units:

• Unit outline template and guidelines
• Generic skills and attributes of UC graduates from undergraduate and postgraduate coursework courses Revised policy expected from January 2011
• Policy on undergraduate courses leading to bachelor degrees Also Associate degrees policy
• Honours degrees and degrees with honours
• Policy and procedures for courses leading to postgraduate coursework degrees Also Combined masters policy
• Higher degrees by research: policy and procedures (Gold Book)
• Course development procedures: guidelines for academic staff developing new or revised courses Includes key dates

Miscellaneous:

• Intellectual property policy
• Privacy and personal information
• Copyright site
• ESOS – DEEWR site
• UC Committees and advisory groups site
• Fees and contributions site Includes critical dates, international and domestic tuition fee rates, fee-related information, link to fee policies etc.
• Critical student incident management policy Also Procedures (staff only)

Contacts:

Contact person for each policy is given in the Policy database.

• Academic Policy & Review unit support for Academic Board and committees, academic policies, course development
• Course manager in APR Mark.Thompson@canberra.edu.au (course approvals and course-related information)
• Student Progress and Graduation office in Student Administration email student.progress@canberra.edu.au assistance with academic progression matters, credit, VCRs, results, changing unit availability, course completion and graduation
• International Student Support / Advisors (ISAs) email InternationalStudent@canberra.edu.au
• The Associate Dean (Education) in your faculty
• Student Equity and Support Unit (SEASU)
• Office of the Dean of Students email DeanofStudents@canberra.edu.au